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Old 07-08-2012, 04:05 AM   #2663
joe_mullen
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf View Post
Don't think the Spanish would get all the possession, and the one thing they have always lacked is an elite striker (unless you count Torres from 08 even though the rest of the side is better now)

I think in 10 years this is going to be looked back on as a time when they were first among mediocre, the Germans are too young, Brazil was too old at the last WC, England/France/Dutch had huge issues

there was no great team they had to go against and prove their worth
With regards to the lack of elite striker, you are surely forgetting David Villa, no? Torres, IMO, has always been overrated. But Villa was pure class. He's Spain's all time leading goal scorer for a reason.
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